This picture of me tells you a lot about me right off the bat, I’m wearing a denim jacket, pretty standard for me, and I’m cooking, which I love. I also have my sunglasses on my head, which is almost a constant state of being if they aren’t on my face.

Starting a blog is weird. I write as if people are reading this, which, of course, I hope they will. Thought I would take a tiny step back and introduce myself with this Meet the Blogger survey. I’d love to hear your answers to any of these questions as well. Found this survey here, so thanks to them for the great basic question outline.

LAYER ONE: THE OUTSIDE

• Name: Andrea
• Eye color: Blue/Gray
• Hair style/color: Brown, longer than its been in a long time
• Height: 5’ 3.5”
• Clothing style: Casual, classic, I think
• Best physical feature: legs

LAYER TWO: THE INSIDE

• Your fears: fire, something happening to one of my kids
• Your guilty pleasure: Young Adult novels, FanFiction, several TV shows I watch could be considered that.
• Ambitions for the future: become a published writer (possibly of YA fiction)

LAYER THREE: THOUGHTS

• Your first thoughts waking up: usually, where is my phone to hit the snooze button
• What you think about most: constantly making to-do lists in my head
• What you think about before bed: what I have going on tomorrow, how many hours of sleep I can get if I fall asleep immediately

LAYER FOUR: WHAT’S BETTER? 

• Single or group dates: single, but I’ve been married a long time.
• To be loved or respected: I think love contains respect, so I’ll go with love.
• Beauty or brains: Brains. As my daddy said, Beauty fades, but dumb is forever. I’d like both, but that was not a choice, apparently.
• Dogs or cats: definitely dogs

LAYER FIVE: DO YOU.

• Lie: I try not to.
• Believe in yourself: generally
• Believe in love: yes
• Want someone: I’ve got him.

LAYER SIX: EVER?

• Been on stage: yes, I’m a pianist and I’ve been on stage for that and high school plays
• Done drugs: nope, unless you count my unhealthy dependence on Midol and Exedrin
• Changed who you were to fit in: I try not to, I can’t really remember ever doing that. I was a geek in high school, but I had plenty of geek friends. Then I went to a geek college, and I didn’t seem so geeky.

LAYER SEVEN: FAVORITES

• Favorite color: turquoise blue, although there aren’t many colors I don’t like
• Favorite animal: Golden Retrievers are a favorite, for sure, and I also like bunnies (in the wild, not as a pet) I get really happy to see one.
• Favorite movie: Gone with the Wind, Empire Strikes Back, When Harry Met Sally (I need a more current favorite, obviously.)
• Favorite show: Right now, Arrow or How to Get Away with Murder, probably.
• Favorite book: Glass Castles, The Poisonwood Bible This is a category which could change at any given moment. Too many books to narrow down.

LAYER EIGHT: AGE

• Day your next birthday will be: June 30
• How old will you be: yikes! 50
• Does age matter: I didn’t ever think it did until 50 started staring me down. It’s weird. No other birthday has ever bothered me before, but I’m dreading this one more than 6 months out.